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Astros beat Guardians in Colton Gordon's First MLB win
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Guardians manager Stephen Vogt sat Santana against the Houston Astros on Saturday, one day after his impressive 14-game hitting streak ended. Santana went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's 4-2 loss at Progressive Field. Vogt instead started Kyle Manzardo at first and had perennial All-Star third baseman José Ramírez serve as the DH.
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It's Friday, June 6 and the Astros (34-28) are in Cleveland to take on the Guardians (33-28). Colton Gordon is slated to take the mound for Houston against Logan Allen for Cleveland. Houston is coming off a winning series against Pittsburgh and won three of the past four and eight of the last 11.
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Metrics, so far, are somewhat mixed. The Astros awoke Friday rated 18th in defensive runs saved, albeit with improved infield marks. Statcast ranked them second in team outs above average behind only the Cardinals. A 4-2 win over the Guardians, then, illustrated how impactful that facet of play can be.
Colton Gordon secured his first MLB victory as the Astros defeated the Guardians 4-2, fueled by timely hitting and stellar defense. Gordon pitched fiv